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Ebenezer United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) records

Title
Ebenezer United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) records, 1865-1980.
Author
Ebenezer United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.)
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Description
2 microfilm reels.
Summary
The records of Ebenezer United Methodist Church are divided into four series: Trustee Record Books, Financial and Vital Records, Historical and Vital Register Books, and Publications.
Donor/Sponsor
Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project funded by the Lilly Endowment.
Subjects
Reproduction (note)
  • Microfilm.
Original Location (note)
  • Originals in Ebenezer United Methodist Church; 4th & D streets, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Permission from church is required to purchase copy of microfilm. Letter authorizing reproduction should be sent to the Curator of Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Book Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd., New York, NY 10037.
Source (note)
  • Originals in Ebenezer United Methodist Church
Biography (note)
  • In 1838 the black members of the Fourth Street Church, the first church built by and for Methodists in Washington, D.C., established their own church, Little Ebenezer, with the assistance and guidance of the Mother Church. After several moves, a church was erected in 1838 to serve its black members. By the 1860's a black pastor and black trustees were appointed, accompanied by a choir.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available.
Processing Action (note)
  • Processed
  • Microfilmed
  • Cataloged
OCLC
NYPW00-A87
Author
Ebenezer United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.)
Title
Ebenezer United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) records, 1865-1980.
Terms Of Use
Permission from church is required to purchase copy of microfilm. Letter authorizing reproduction should be sent to the Curator of Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Book Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd., New York, NY 10037.
Reproduction
Microfilm. New York Public Library, 1992. 2 microfilm reels.
Original Location
Originals in Ebenezer United Methodist Church; 4th & D streets, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003.
Biography
In 1838 the black members of the Fourth Street Church, the first church built by and for Methodists in Washington, D.C., established their own church, Little Ebenezer, with the assistance and guidance of the Mother Church. After several moves, a church was erected in 1838 to serve its black members. By the 1860's a black pastor and black trustees were appointed, accompanied by a choir.
After the start of the Civil War, large numbers of black refugees from the South migrated to the District of Columbia. In an effort to meet the needs of the growing population. The first public, government-sponsored school for black children in Washington was established in 1864 and housed at Ebenezer. The church was incorporated in 1891; the present church structure was dedicated in 1897, and designated an historical landmark in 1975.
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